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abs~
Absolute value of a signal
Description
abs~
will take any given signal and output only the absolute (non-negative) translation of that signal (i.e. a rectified waveform). All negative values in the input signal are converted to positive values in the output.
Arguments
None.
Messages
signal
Any signal.
Information for box attributes common to all objects
Output
signal:
A signal consisting of samples which are the absolute (i.e., non-negative) value of the samples in the input signal.
Examples
Convert negative signal values to positive signal values
See Also
Name
Description
avg~
Signal average